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She, You, I
Paperback
General FictionHistorical Fiction
Publisher Price: $13.99
ISBN13: 9781739230203
Publisher: Eleanor Press
Published: Jan 9 2023
Pages: 330
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.69 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
She, You, I is an emotional roller-coaster of a family saga about three generations of women.
It's been hailed as A book of our time, and A brilliant first novel from a talented and skilled writer.
When Skye Stanhope returns to her grandmother's childhood home, she's searching for the roots of her life story. Why her tough-minded granny ran away to war. And why her brilliant mother died.
Behind the women's successes, one as an entrepreneur, the other as a financier, lies deep trauma. As Skye strips away the layers of secrecy, she confronts the forces that bound the women together, but also tore them apart. It's a journey from a poverty-stricken tenement block to an airtime airbase, through booming London to a coffee cart beside the sea.
Woven into the women's lives is Tseng Hsiao Ling, a feisty, enigmatic seamstress whose fortunes become inextricably linked with theirs.
It's a sweeping tale of love, war and family secrets. Of strong women forging their identities in turbulent times. Following the women's lives from before World War II to post-pandemic Britain, it covers the changing role of women, differences of class, race and sexuality, and the lasting impact of domestic abuse.
Through each woman's story, She, You, I holds up a mirror to the complexity of family relationships: mothers, sisters, daughters, with unexpected twists in Skye's search for closure.
What the reviewers say:
Karens Book Bag: An emotive and gripping story, populated with women you'll identify with for their vulnerabilities and their strengths.
Book blogger Becca Scammell: A brilliant first novel from a talented and skilled writer.
CJ Mason, The Fallen Librarian: Sally has written a gem of a novel...captivating, clever, and considered and a reading experience that I highly recommend you try for yourself.
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